EARTH
3Machine King Prototype
ATK:
1600
DEF:
1500
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This card gains 100 ATK and DEF for each Machine-Type monster on the field, except this card.
Machine King Prototype — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 47 ± 6 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 47 · Deck: 47 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Material body · Secondary: Combo enabler, Board pressure
Why it scores here
Machine King Prototype is a supportive Machine-type body whose power derives entirely from field synergy rather than standalone impact. It gains 100 ATK and DEF per other Machine monster on the field, scaling from a modest 1600/1500 baseline. While it serves as useful Synchro/Xyz material and encourages Machine-deck construction, it offers no card advantage, disruption, or resource generation, making it a filler piece rather than a core engine card. The lack of combo evidence and extremely sparse deck presence (only 1 recorded deck) limits confidence in its practical applications.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 45 | Level 3 Machine-type likely searchable in dedicated Machine decks, but only 1 deck sample and no explicit searcher evidence provided (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 25 | The card generates no board development on its own and requires pre-existing Machine monsters to gain value; no recorded combo examples (verified) |
| Resource Economy | 30 | A neutral one-for-one card play with no search, recursion, or advantage generation; purely a body (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 0 | The card has zero opponent interaction, disruption, or removal capability—purely a passive stat boost (verified) |
| Material Utility | 60 | Clean Level 3 Machine-type suitable for Synchro/Xyz summons; retains 1500 DEF even when effect is negated, making it usable material (verified) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | A simple Monster card with no recovery, multi-turn utility, or zone flexibility; vulnerable to negation and board wipes (verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | Reasonable filler in Machine-type decks with no self-lock or restriction; not a splashable auto-include outside its native archetype (inferred) |
Calculation
Weight profile: Material body. Intrinsic ≈ 47, Deck ≈ 47, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Simple, clear effect that scales naturally with Machine-type deck construction
- Level 3 Machine-type is useful Synchro/Xyz material with decent 1500 DEF baseline
- No inherent self-locks or deckbuilding restrictions
- Fits logically in Machine-focused synergy decks
Weaknesses
- Requires other Machine monsters on field to gain meaningful ATK/DEF—zero standalone impact
- No card advantage, resource generation, or recursion capability
- No disruption, negation, or opponent interaction
- Modest base stat line (1600 ATK / 1500 DEF) for a Level 3 Effect Monster
- Extremely sparse evidence: only 1 recorded deck, zero combo data or guide mentions
Counters / choke points
- Effect negation (Veiler, Impermanence) reduces it to a vanilla 1600/1500 body
- Board wipes and single-target removal eliminate stat-boost value
- Disruption to other Machine monsters on the field negates the effect's scaling
Best use
Field booster and material body. Decks: Machine-type theme decks. Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Card text: gains 100 ATK and DEF for each other Machine-type monster on field; Level 3 Machine-type, useful for Synchro/Xyz summoning; No named archetype—a generic Machine-type card; No disruption, removal, or interaction mechanics in card text; Assumed unlimited copies (no banlist evidence provided)
- Observed: Present in 1 recorded deck alongside other Machine-type monsters (Machine King, X-Head Cannon, Y-Dragon Head, Z-Metal Tank); Deck context indicates Machine-type synergy intent
- Inferred: Likely searchable in dedicated Machine decks (Level 3 Machines often have support), though no specific searcher named in deck evidence; Stat-boost mechanic naturally encourages multi-Machine board construction; Primarily useful as Synchro/Xyz material and field booster in Machine decks
- Data gaps: No combos supplied—combo conversion is text-only inference with zero real-world validation No guides supplied—no human analysis of the card's role or value No banlist token—assumed 3 copies (unlimited) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard rows)—archetype inclusion % and copies per deck inferred from single sample Only 1 deck in evidence—insufficient to assess deck resilience or multi-home appeal No explicit searcher mentioned for the card—accessibility inferred rather than verified